Match safe



' April 9, 1935. w. Voss MATCH SAFE l Filed Novfll, 1932 2 YSl'lems-Shee'c 1 /n vento/v:

W. VOSS 'MATCH SAFE April 9, 1935.

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The invention relates to a match safein which slidercommon to all the matches. If thematch thematches are each retained' in one of a plu.`` carrying body" is arranged in. fixed: position, `an rality of channels. of a caryingl'loody and:y are individual extraction slider .is provided for each conducted out of the carrying body one at a time ofthe channels containing the diverse matches,

A with the heads in advance by aslider, which inoveor a singleslider'common to all thematches may 5 ment slides the'heads over affrictional surface be broughtY before each of `the carrier channels and the matches thereby are lighted and brought containing the matches."l Inorder to securely hold in position of use. Irl-the usual constructions ofV the matches in position inthe channels of the such match safes, all the matches are pushed out carrying body, the Walls of these channels may one after. the other over one and the same fric-` be provided Withresilient parts touching the 10 tional surface rin front of which the matches are matches and Vnflain'taining tbe Slider in theA elebrought separately each one Vin its turn lby re- Vated Position: .Y Y volving the carrying body. '.E'lfierefore,` thisjfric-A Theligliting Capability andthe SyStematiCutili- Vtional surface is used ina, rapid, succession of zation of the frictional suriacev'su'bdivided into lighting operations and,` consequently, fused up diverse portions'corresponding to the number 0f 15.

after avery short time soas to be inoperative, thematches of thecarrier can be increased even This rapid Wear and tear of the frictional surface more byseveral or all of thesefrictional surface makes these match `safes unsuitable for'practical IJOliiOHSY being TeInOVable OI i ieplaeeinent 01 use and, for this reason, they are not found onthe VCleaning.v The duration 0f the use and 0f the market, i Y satisfactory Working ofthe Whole frictionalsur- 20 According to the inventionmatch safes Vof the face may be COnSidelably augmentedby IIIOVidil'lgV type in which the' matches are `indivi@muy arf. for complete utilization of all portions of the fric-A ranged in a carrier and pushed out-bysliding acV`v bienal SuIfaCe- Y tion 'over a frictional surface, are improved by f The aCCOInpanYi-ng diaWiIigS SllOW bYWaY 0f` 2;, providing the frictional surface'above the'match example Several embedilnenteof the iIlVenlQn- 25 carrier in such a manner that afpredetermined Figures 1 and 2 lfllliesenlV in elevation and in portion of the frietional surfaces appertains' to section amateh safewith a flat match carrying each chamber of the carrier and vv'itheach'oi-theY b0dY- Figsllt and 1li a'ie` elevational VieWS Of extraction channels of the diversel matches. In a Dari? Of tliedeViee SllOWing modified details. Y

3U this Way, an extremely advantageous"utilization 1"iguie 3 Sl'lOWS a fietienal body InOVable in the 30 x and a considerable prolongation `of use of the fricdirection 0f the eXliFaCtiOn Channels `0f the tional surface is obtained. Each of the matches' mal/elles and Figurelv SllOWS a fiietiOnal bOdY comes'in contact with a different portion of the Capable 0f being TOlled un. Figures 5 and 6 friotional surface than the preceding match and',A represent in longitudinal section and inheri-V consequently, it is efficiently lighted. Therefore, zcntaisectcn respectively a'metch safe ccntain-l 35 the matchY safe constructed accordingto the in? ing a Cylindrical inatell Cafief- "Figures 7 and vention is enabled to be used witlione and the Srshcw in side-view and in t0n-view respectively same fractional surface for a larger number'ofr in detail a Dall? 0f' ,the device 'eplesenl'fed by matches and is, thereby, a perfectly` useful ap` Figures 5 and 6l' Figures 9 vand 10 ShOW in longi- 40 params foli practical employment, tudinal and in horizontalsection respectively a 40V If the match carrier is vformed in a known match safe provided with an endless movable manner, for instance, as a cylindrical body `probandreai'iying thematches. Figures 11 'and 12 vided with channels forco-ntaining the diverse ShOW-WO pai'ieulai fOimS- Ofla Spring Serving matohesrandbeing rotatable before an extraction for pressing the matches against the frictional slider common to all the matches, according to Surface.4 i y this invention the frictional surface is formed asv ACCOlding t0 Figures land 2 the at safe or a cylindrical or conical 1body corresponding to the receptacle l formed` for instance from Asheetmatch carrier and is rotated with this carrier so metal' contains a plate 2 provided on each of its that a different portion ofthe frictional surface two sides with several, for instance, ten chan- 5). is brought before the slider with .each match. nels 3 formed byrvthewalls 4. Each of these 50 When the channels containingthe matches are channels 3 receives a single match 5 Which is A arranged upon a movable endless Vband the fricheld in position by means of the elastic parts 6 tional surface portions are also fixed Ato anend" of the walls 4 or by. means lof the elastic tongues less band which is displaced simultaneously with E indicated in Figure la.' The upper extremity i the match carrying band beforev anpextraction of the plate 2 carries a YWedge-formed bodyv 8 55 vUNITED STATES PATENToFFIcE 30 to theplate 2 by means of hingesIS so as tobe.

which reposes with its lower horizontal border loosely upon the upper horizontal border of the plate 2 so that it can be displaced in the direction perpendicular tothe channels 3. During this displacement it is guided by means of a tongue 9 projecting from the container I and engaging with a groove provided in the larger extremity of the body 8 and allowing this body 8 to be displaced Valongthe tongue 9 perpendicuj larly to the channels 3. Each of the rtwo oblique surfaces of the wedge body 8Y carries a frame t' open at theupper side and into which a fric-- tional body I8 having the form of a strip or band or plate is inserted. These two frictional bodies lil may be constituted by the two frictional walls of an ordinary' match box after having been separated therefrom. An adjustable screw II serves for displacing the wedge-formedbody'v 8 together with the frictional surfaces Itransversely to the channels 3 of the match carrier '2. The amount of displacement is indicated by an index I2 fixed to the screw IIY and movingover` a scale on the wall of the container I. The displacement of the frictional bodies I may be effected also directly by hand without the aid-of the screw II-by displacing the onel or the other` of the two frictional bodies Ill relatively to the enabled tol be opened and 'a bolt I4 vdetachable by hand assures the closing positionV ofthe lateral walls I. The lateral walls rI vofthe container have before each'channely 3 of the match carrier 2 a slot I5 servingfor guiding the'extrac-Y tion sliders I6 rwhichcan be moved bymeans of spherical knobs I'I situated on the outside 4of the containerk I and fixed to the sliders'IIi.

each of the twenty sliders touches the appertaining match 5 under its foot so'that the matches repose upon the horizontal parts of the sliders as shown by Figure 2. On the contrary, whenthe llateral walls I' are opened the matches-'5 repose as shownV by Figure l upon the two bars i8 arranged on the one and the other side respectively ofzlower end of the plate 2 transversely to the channels 3 and iixed elastically to the plate 2 eachby means of two plate springs I8 attached at the one end to' the'small side walls of the container I and` at the other end to the extremities of the lappertaining horizontal. bar These bars I8 are pressed back, by the pins I9 projectingas shown in Figurevl from. the. lower `part vof the lateralv walls when these walls are closed, so that the sliders I6 are enabled to occupy' the placeof the bars I8 under the matches 5 as` shown by Figure 2 where the two bars- I8. are pushed under the ,lower `borderof the plate'2. y v At theupper extremity, the .container I hassen.

both sidesof the wedge body 8 orifices 29 extending over the whole length of the'frictional.

surfaces I0 and permitting the pushing-out of vthe-matches 5. 4

Each of the two lateral container walls `I' carries on its inside by means of spring's2I a transverse `bar 22 opposite tothe upper end ofthe channels 3 and touching the distance pins'22 projectingfrom the plate 2 when the lateral walls* 4 I are closedas shown by Figure 2. This cross. `bar '2.2 presses the matches 5 lwhen theyiare pushed outV against thewopposite frictional surface-I 0 so asto assure the lighting of the matches.v The length ,of the distance pins 22 isV chosen and "the cross bar is formed so. as to allow-an` Ify the lateral lwalls I of the container I are closed t easy passage of the match to be pushed out between the cross bar 22 and the opposite part of the frame 8. Preferably, the length of the distance pins 22 is dimensioned not longer than the thickness of the matches. The cross bar 22 retains the matches which are not pushed out in the channels 3 and prevents the sparks of the lighted match from flashing across towards the ,otherV matches. Furthermore, the elastic cross bai's'ZfZfwork as springs opening the hinged lateralAv container walls VI.` The protection of theunused matches against involuntary ignition by sparks ejected from the lighted match can'be obtained also by providingthe channel walls 4 at their upper ends with tongues or ears 5" indicated in Figure lb and' covering partially or whollythesides andthe front of the match head.

'In order to ignite a match 5, the slider I5 ap.

pertaining to this match is raised by means of its `knob I'I' following its slot I5 whereby the match 5 .is moved over the oblique frictional surface It and is pushed out through the orice 20 ofthe container I. Each match when pushed out slides over apredetermined portion of the fric-- tional surface I and this surface portion appertains only'toY this match. The pressure exerted by theY elasticcross bar upon the match 5 i produces the friction necessary for Vignition so that the matchv is lighted when it leaves the containerV Ifrom which it will then project ready for use as indicated by dotted lines inv Figure 2.

y The number of the unused matches can be seen through the slots I5 ofv the container wall I. Numerals fortheslots may be provided upon the outer surface ofthe container walls I. The raised slider I5 is held in the elevated position by the actionof the elastic means 5 until it is returned by hand to its original position.

When the different portions of the frictional surfaces IU which lie in the channels of the individual matches 5 are worn out, the whole frictional surfaces I0 are displaced transversely to the channelsv 3 either by hand relatively to the frames 8` or by means of the screw II acting upon the wedge body 8 carrying the frames 8' and the frictionalsurfaces I0 so that these surface portionsA already used up are replaced by the adjacent frictional surface portions which are not yet used upand allow, therefore, the ignition of a furthernumber of matches. Also these frictional surface portions, when used up, can bev replaced byv new strips by displacing once more` the frictional surfaces I0 transversely to the channels 3 assuming that the parts of the frictional surfaces I1lying between the direction of two adjacent `channel walls 4 are large enough to permit this double replacement of used up surface strips.

Instead of orin addition to the transverse displacement of the frictional surface I8 or its carrier 8, a displacement of these bodies kin the slidingdirection ofthe lmatches 5 or in the opposite direction may also be effected. To this end, according to Figure 3, the wedge body 8 carrying the two frictional surfaces I0 is inserted between two resilient ,walls 23 formed for instance from sheet-metal and xed to the upper extremity of thematch carrier 2. The body 8 can be progressively drawn out from the two walls 23 directly by hand or by means of the screw 24 which lis rotatable but not axially movable in the container .I so as `to allow the utilization of the frictionalsurfacesl intwo or more steps.

I The frictional bodies i!! may possess, as shown in Figure 4, also the form of a band longer than and thuswith the match carrier 3-|.-.

necessary extent for renovating the used-'up por-- tion of Ythe frictionalibandJ-"The "rictional strips or bands maybe ixedtothe carrier alsoby means of 'anadhesive substance'or'by-means of anadhesive plaster. AIn order to `obtainan easy and gradual transference off-the-rnatches fromi the channels of the match carrier onito thev frictional surface, a lath or rail for instance of metalv may be arranged between thevmatchcarrier and the frictional surface so that the matches meet this rail or lathiirst, before riding-on to the friction surface; In the embodiment ofr the. invention shown iniA Figures l and 2. this .metallic 'lath is constituted by the lower border ofthe frame 8,Y which performs this function of realizing a Vcontinual passage for'thernatches from the channels tothe frictionrrsurface., Furthermore-.the frictional body may be ycovered by such a lath in parti, for. instance,.for half of its .breadth'and whenV its uncovered halfis used'up,;,this-half .may be placed under the covering-lath by "overturning the frictional body; sov as; toV4 present the other unused up half to theejected matches; in the device shown in Figure 3:-the friction surfaces I0, when their Yuncovered parts Vare Vwornout, can be drawn out `from the resilient -Walls 23 and be turned roundandl'thengthe Worn parts canl be 'pushed'underthefwalls 23 `so-as to be covered, the other'parts being used until theyalso wearout. Y

According to Figures-.Scand the axle 30gofthev cylindrical fluted'match carrier-.3| VWhichis rotatably held in the cylindrical., container 32i carries a `likewise cylindrical roller 4 :33--lo0Sly. mounted Yupon this axleandproyided atitsciip.-

i., per end withasleeve-c34 havingan outery thread.A

The nut 35 screwed. on the thread of the sleeve 34 serves for displacing the roller 33relatively to the cylindrical match`A` carrier 3|whilst the nut 36 screwed on the upper-endof the axle 30.

i, is used for pressing the roller V33fafter its dis-k placement to the cylindrical-match carrier soas to couple the roller with the match carrier. The. roller 33 is,enclosedby the frictional vbody. 3l formed as a band -andjthe outer .cylindrical sur,- face lies in the direction ofzthe channels of the matches. 'Ihe band 3 1 is held between.a lower dovetail-flange 38 of the roller33 and anupper disk 33v screwed uponp @thesleever34 andtherefore, it is constrained to rotate with `the roller 33 Accordingrto Figures 5-and 6a single slider 4| is y provided-I for whichv isvzguided irija "slotU 42 in the. container` 3,2A` and HVcan be 'displaced by means of the knob 43situated on the Out side of the container and-attached,tollthezslider 4|. yThecb'ottcm 44 of the container ,32;which can be unscrewed from i; the :container 4pre-e vents thematches 4U frornfalling outH-ofthe container and, when unscrewedy permits insereY tion4 of the matches inthe grooves of the cylindriof alittle curved:plate-Kupon-the matchsoas to produce `the frictionnecessary forfvzignition. YBy rotatingthe-.cylindrical- .match carrier 3| by means of the turning handle45 agfresh groovel of the carrier 3| togetherwith thev match 4|)k con? tained therein and-at the` saine time ai freshpor-'S tion of the frictional-surfacer3l arebroughtint'oy the'z moving path of the slider -4|.- .Whenthese diverse frictional surface-portions have been 'used up, the nut 36v is unscrewedand theroller 33 is rotatedby means-of-'the-nut 35 toA a small angle relativelytothe cylindrical matchcarrier'3l and, then.' coupled againwithfthe carrier 3 I 'byftighte ening Vup the nutj 35. Consequentlywhollyor partly renewed `portions of the `frictionali` surface 3l appertainto the.V individual grooves' ofthe cylindrical match Vcarrier 3|, and, .whenhavingi used .up thesefrictional surface Vportions also; the frictional body 3l may be displaced once mor-eby means'of the roller 33='1"elativelyV to the cylindrical match carrier3|`iso as'to again jchange'the frictional surface strips serving forigniting.

In order to obtain.an:increasedsecurity'against sparking'over lfrom the lighted match-.to vthe adjacent ,unlighted matches; there is` arranged abovel the rotatable match carrier a screen 53 vshownuin detail iii-Figures '7 and 28. :This screen 53'fis at tached to a semi-cylinder. 54 by means ofwhich' it reposes upon the bottom of the container 32. The roller 33 ipasses :freely `through afcentra'l orifice 55. of v the screen 53?,Whilstftheflateral groove 56 permits the passage of thefmatchto be'pushedl out. The lateral 'upstandinglugs"5'|za'ssure-zin combination with the screen 53 Athe desiredspa'rkl protection. Furthermore, the cylindricalsmatch carrier 3.|-see 'Figure 5 -contains atc-its lowerV endpins which are pressed by 4Vsprings-Linl the grooves 52 provided in the container covery .44 soY asto assure the'exa'ct and infallible positioning o-f the individual matches 4|) relatively- :toa-the slider 4| .when the cylindrical carrier isdisplaced by means of the turning handle 45.-- For carrying y turning handle 64 `situatedron, the outside of the container andra ratchet wheel 65 rserveslfor. .fse-A V curingthe actual position of the roller 63 and the'V endless Vband 50.." The band l6|] is subdivided by thevprojections intoseveral channels each containing a match 61. The'rcller 53 drives the band Siliby meanspf the pinsV A|58 whichprojectfrom the surface of the roller 63 and engage with holes: of thepband 6|). The permanent` frictional`A body- BSarrangedat theuppervend of theendle'ss `band is composed of;a plurality of portions each appertaining toa match channelofithefband Bfand: Y

r forming an endless band movablewith the metallic band 60. A mechanicallyorchemicallyactive cleansing means'ln, forginstanceaarasp Yor a'i-wool padsaturated with benzene is pressed' byfspri'ngs. 1| against .the frictionalfband 69- so` asto .cleanr it from V,the deposits due to thestriking. ofthe matches thereon andto keep it alwayslinffperfect condition. v'Ihe slider '|2 which is displaced alongthe slot .14 of the container 6| bymeans ofthe knob` 13 serves forvpushingout the matchesjl through the orifice .15. During this displacement.k

the matches 4are pressedagainst the :frictional bandV 69 by the springld and thereby ignited.,V

`If the little quantity of :tine glass. dustfeontained in the heads of the matches is to .beused for cleaning the permanentY frictional body from:y the injurious depositsyaccording tolFigure y11the' container wall 1l' carries `anelastic curved ktngue., 'I8 pressing the `match head 'I9l during its dis-` matches.

placement against Vthe permanent frictional y*body 1li.v A spring-'80 fixed rto the container wall." andV acting in a direction transverse to the tongue 18 upon the upper Vtongue-vend presses the match Yhead 'Hl strongly against thefrictional Vbody 16 up to the Vupper endofthis body whereby,` the glass dust contentof thejmatch head `19 becomes operative-as cleaning means .for lthe frictional body; The spring 80'may be replaced also'by a the invention can be realized in a manner diierent from the examples of the drawings.

Iclaim: "1 1. A match safejcomprising in combination a container, a match carrier situatedin said vcon'- tainer and provided Ywith va series of channels each receiving ja `single "match, means for pushing .out the matches one after the other from said'container and afrctional body arranged in said :con-i tainer above said match carrier and extending over all the channels of said match carrier `so that a'certain separate portion vof the frictional b'odyappertains: toeach of the channels of' the 2. A matchsafe comprising in combination la cylindrical container', a rotatable' cylindrical match carrier. situated in said-container and provided 'witha seriesiof channels'each receiving 'a' single match,.a ysingle slider serving for pushing out the matches one after the' other from saidl container and guided in a slot of the 'container wall and a frictional-body'Y having a'revolution surface and being arranged rotatablyginsaid con- Y tainer above said cylindrical match carrierfso asv to'present a separate frictional surfaceportion to each of the channels of the diverse'ma'tches.

3. A match safe comprising in combination av container, an endlessv band movably mounted in said container and provided'with channels each receiving a single match;l a slider serving zfor pushing out the matches one afterthe otherlfrom said container anda frictional body 'movable' with said .endless band and formed also `Vasvan endless band and arranged in saidl container above said first-named Aendless band so-as to present asepa` rate frictionalsurface Yportion' to eachof'the channels of the diverse matches.- v f1 Y 4. A match safe comprising in combinationfa' container, a match carrier Yxedly 'arranged' in' this container and provided with channelsA each receivingia single match, a series of sliders eachl appertaining to one of the channels of said match carrier andserving for pushing out one 'ofrthe matches from .said container vand a frictional body'arranged in said container'above said match carrier so as to present aseparate frictional surface portion to each of the channels'of-the diverse matches. .Y ,-7

5. A matchsafe according to claim 1' in which the lfrictional surface is'heldV in guiding means and can be displaced relatively to the channels of the matches so ras to bring fresh sections lof these portions in the ejection path ofthe matches.

6. A- match safe according to claim 1i charing over from acterized by the` fact-that'the frictional body is heldv interchangeably in guiding means and can beV displaced in the direction ofthe match axes.

7.A match lsafe according to claim 2 characvterized bythe-fact that'the frictional body is interchangeably heldin a roller which is removably xed tothe axle ofthe cylindrical match each' match a certain separate portion of itsl friction surface. 9. A match `safe' according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that above the match carrier there is arranged a platecovering apart ofthe friction body which is pushedunder this plate so as to beenabled to be drawn out therefrom and tofbe overturned andto be pushed with its other part underfthecovering plate. f

' 10.A vmatch safeA according to claim 1 in which between thev frictional body and the match carrier is arranged va bar over which the heads of the matches slide before'touching the frictional body and which.A assures a gradual transference' Without shock of the matches from the channels of the match'carrier on'to the friction body.v f

11. A match safe according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that opposite to the frictional body there isarranged anelastic cross bar being-pressed bysprings against the upper ends ofthe matches Vsoas to retain the unused matches inthe matchl carrier and-which 'is formed as a screen 'preventing'v a passage of sparks from the lighted `match tothe unused matches.

' 12. A match'safe according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that in the ejection path of theV matchesopposite to their heads there is arranged across bar which is acted on by springs so as to be pressed against the individual matches during their ejection, this cross bar having a surface inclined'towards the vmatches and touching them, whilst the l'match carrier is provided with projecting pins spacingnthe cross bar from the match carrier and having an operative'length corresponding to the thickness of the matches.

13; A match safe according to claim 2 in which above the match carrier there` isr arranged a cylindrical screen which has a slot allowing the vertical displacement of the'slider and two upstanding lugs beside this slot preventing the passage of Vsparks from the lighted to an adjacent match. Y y

14. A match safe according to claim l in which the ymatch vcarrier is provided with elastic parts which vassure the position of the matches in the channels of the match carrier and-hold the used sliders in the elevated position. f

[15. A match safe according to claim 1 in which atv the upper end of the match carrier elastic f tongues are provided which cover at least partly the heads of the matches so as to prevent sparkn a lighted match to an' adjacent match. y Y

16. A match safe according to claim 2 in which pins andgrooves are provided for in the rotat` able match carrier Vand in the vcontainer wall respectively,r these pins engaging the grooves under the action of springs, the grooves being uniformly distributed overthe match carrier .in a number corresponding to the number of the" carrier channels and at a distance corresponding to the distance of these channels.

17. A match safe according to claim 1 in which the container is provided with a hinged Wall capable of being opened and closed for lling the match carrier and provided at its lower end with projectingpins, Whilst at theY lower end of the 10 match carrier there is arranged opposite to these pins a. bar upon which, when the hingedy Wall is opened the feet ofthe matches repose and which is attached to the match carrier by means of Asprings allowing the pins of the hinged Wall to ing means and capable of being displaced in a n.

direction perpendicular to the match axes. WALTER VVOSS. 

